The 6 Feb 1963 Var announced that Bernhard Wicki was in talks with Darryl Zanuck from Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. to direct The Visit, based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 play, Der Besuch der alten Dame; eine tragische Komödie. Ingrid Bergman was already set to star in the adaptation, with a mid-summer 1963 start date anticipated. European locations were currently being scouted in Switzerland and Germany.
       The 27 Feb 1963 Var indicated that Raymond Pelissier was favored to co-star, but on 6 Mar 1963, Var reported that Anthony Quinn had been cast to play opposite Bergman. Production was set to begin on 1 Sep 1963, with locations in Yugoslavia. However, according to the 26 Jul 1963 DV, Quinn was scheduled to arrive in Rome, Italy, on 20 Aug 1963 to begin filming. The 31 Jul 1963 DV confirmed that production had been moved from Yugoslavia to Rome.
       Principal photography officially began on 10 Sep 1963, as announced in the following day’s DV. Production started at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, as noted in the 18 Sep 1963 Var. Filmmakers were forced to change the film’s European working title to The Lady’s Vengeance (La Vendetta della Signora), as another film had already registered the title The Visit there.
       According to the 30 Sep 1963 LAT, which cited a production budget of $1.5 million, production was expected to continue at Cinecittà until Jan 1964. Exteriors were filmed in Capranica, thirty-six miles outside of Rome. The 5 Jan 1964 NYT reported that the fictional village of Guellen was built on the back lot of Cinecittà.
       The 18 Oct 1963 and 21 Oct 1963 issues of DV announced that Twentieth Century-Fox was only handling distribution but no longer production, which had been taken over as a joint Italian-German-French co-production. The 4 Mar 1964 Var explained that the picture included a French producer, German director, and an Italian crew, which often caused language barriers on set.
       On 5 Jan 1964, NYT indicated that principal photography had recently completed.
       The 22 Apr 1964 DV stated that The Visit was invited to compete in the Cannes Film Festival, to be held on 29 Apr—13 May 1964. Var reviewed the film at Cannes on 5 May 1964 (published in the 13 May 1964 issue).
       The 10 Sep 1964 LAT reported that The Visit would open in Los Angeles, CA, theaters on 23 Sep 1963. The 18 Oct 1964 NYT noted that the picture would open in New York City theaters on 21 Oct 1964.